- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1879
- Place of Birth
- Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
- Died
- January 29, 1954
Leona Roberts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leona Roberts (July 26, 1879 – January 29, 1954) was an American stage and film actress. Leona Roberts was born as Leona Celinda Doty in a small village in Illinois. She made her debut on Broadway in 1926 and appeared there in about 40 productions between 1926 and 1945, mostly in supporting roles. Roberts started her film career in 1926 in Poor Mrs. Jones, produced by the United States Department of Agriculture, where she starred in the leading role. She went to Hollywood in 1937 and played in over 40 films, mostly in motherly supporting roles. She was probably best-known for her portrayal of "society gossip" Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939), together with Harry Davenport, who played Dr. Meade. Roberts also appeared with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in the screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938) as the house servant Mrs. Gogarty, as w…
Filmography
movieBoomerang!
1947 · Mrs. Crossman
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946 · Mrs. Corbin
movieWeek-End in Havana
1941 · Passenger
movieA Man Betrayed
1941 · Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
movieBlondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Tante Hannah Henderson
movieWildcat Bus
1940 · Ma Talbot
movieComin' Round the Mountain
1940 · Aunt Polly Watters
movieGolden Gloves
1940 · Mrs. Parker
movieQueen of the Mob
1940 · Mrs. Greenough
movieGangs of Chicago
1940 · Mrs. Whitaker
movieSki Patrol
1940 · Mother Ryder
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Mrs. Rutledge
movieThe Blue Bird
1940 · Mrs. Berlingot
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
movieSwanee River
1939 · Mrs. Foster
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Mrs. Caroline Meade
movieSued for Libel
1939 · Mrs. Trent
movieThe Escape
1939 · Aunt Mamie Qualen
movieThe Spellbinder
1939 · Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)
movieBachelor Mother
1939 · Old Lady (uncredited)
movieThey Made Her a Spy
1939 · Ella Wilkins
moviePersons in Hiding
1939 · Ma Bronson
movieKentucky
1938 · Grace Goodwin
movieI Stand Accused
1938 · Mrs. Davis
movieThe Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Mrs. Hurley
movieCrime Ring
1938 · Mrs. Wharton
movieHaving Wonderful Time
1938 · Mrs. Shaw
movieThis Marriage Business
1938 · Mrs. Platt
movieCondemned Women
1938 · Kate Holt
movieBringing Up Baby
1938 · Mrs. Gogarty
movieOf Human Hearts
1938 · Sister Clarke
movieEverybody's Doing It
1938 · Woman at Bar
movieCrashing Hollywood
1938 · Extra Assigned to Stage 6 (uncredited)
movieFight for Your Lady
1937 · Cleaning Woman
movieThere Goes the Groom
1937 · Martha
movieSuper-Sleuth
1937 · Mrs. Abbington
movieBorder Cafe
1937 · Emily Whitney
moviePoor Mrs. Jones
1926 · Lane Jones